Hura centipede
The hura, also called the giant centipede, is a centipede found in Australia and New Zealand. In New Zealand it can grow to over 20 centimetres, which makes it one of the largest centipedes there. It hunts small animals and can give a painful bite when threatened.1

怎样认出它
- The head and first body plate are reddish-brown, and the other body plates are olive-brown.1
- It has large black forcipules, which are fang-like claws near the head.1
- Its legs are yellowish at the base and turn green towards the tip.1
- The last pair of legs has light blue tips.1
- In New Zealand it can exceed 20 cm long, but in Australia it usually reaches only about 3.9 cm.1
毒液之力
它咬的时候,毒液通过毒牙或牙齿出来。
它的毒液会造成什么?
The bite can cause swelling. In one recorded case it caused severe pain and vomiting.1
它对人有多危险?
对人的危险: 很疼可能真的很疼,但几乎从不严重。When threatened, it can inflict a painful bite.1
它害怕时会做什么?
When threatened, it uses its forcipules to bite.1
注意安全
- 永远不要摸、抓或逗弄野生动物,即使是很小的,即使它看起来在睡觉或已经死了。
- 给它留出空间。如果遇到它,保持冷静,慢慢后退,让它走自己的路。
- 如果被它咬了:保持冷静,保持不动,拨打你的急救电话(112、000、911)或尽快去医院。记住它长什么样,拍张照片会有帮助。
它不是冲着你来的。它用毒液捕猎或保护自己,而且它更愿意躲起来。 更多安全知识
它有多大?
它有多长?
和 6 块玩具积木排成一排一样长
180 秒就能跑完 100 米(最快的人需要 9.6 秒)Hura centipede和你比起来有多大?
只是在你的浏览器里算一算。什么都不会被保存或发送到任何地方。
它有多快?
事实
In a study on the Three Kings Islands, researchers reportedly had to wrap their sleeping bags in tinfoil to warn them of the centipedes nearby.1
In New Zealand, introduced rats and European hedgehogs eat hura, so the centipedes are most common on islands without these pests.1
North Island brown kiwi are known to prey on hura.1
Its blood-like fluid, called haemolymph, has a high concentration of protein and is thought to be typical of more primitive arthropods.1
事实的来源
- Cormocephalus rubriceps (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Cormocephalus rubriceps (iNaturalist): 名称和分类。
- Venom Wiki: 危险等级、典型大小和速度估计都是我们自己给出的。看看我们是怎么算的: 我们如何评定危险.
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咬伤

如果它咬人